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1. . ..Presenting J. C. Nichols: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month . ..Presenting J. C. Nichols: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month May//1948 Photo and biographical article about Jesse Clyde Nichols, or J. C. Nichols, 67-year-old founder of the Country Club District, Country Club Plaza, J. C. Nichols Company and a nationally prominent urban...
2. 1000 Acres Restricted, Country Club District: J. C. Nichols 1000 Acres Restricted, Country Club District: J. C. Nichols June//1909 Restricted to single residences only, ranging in value from $3,000 to $10,000 and up. Large lots and acre tracts with city conveniences. No monotonous repetition of the same design of houses.Ample parkways...
3. 75 Years of Growth and Service: J. C. Nichols Co. 75 Years of Growth and Service: J. C. Nichols Co. May//1980 Article on shopping center and residential developments by the real estate company in Prairie Village, Brookside, etc.
4. A Colorful Shop Building: First Structure Completed in Country Club Plaza Development Is Brightened A Colorful Shop Building: First Structure Completed in Country Club Plaza Development Is Brightened by American Adaptation of Spanish Motif April/22/1923 Photos and article about "the first building to be completed in the very ambitious Country Club Plaza business development outlined in that general vicinity by the J. C. Nichols Company." Designed in "Spanish...
5. A Good Place to Spend a Pleasant Day, Nature and the Suburban Ideal A Good Place to Spend a Pleasant Day, Nature and the Suburban Ideal Spring-Summer 2009 Article traces the history of the movement from cities to the suburbs. Mentions craftsman bungalows and Prairie-style Foursquare homes. "Both emphasized a connection between the land and the structure,...
6. A Guide to the New Foot Trails and Bridle Paths in Mission Hills and Indian Hills Country Club District A Guide to the New Foot Trails and Bridle Paths in Mission Hills and Indian Hills Country Club District 1922-04 Trails in the Mission Hills and Indian Hills area, shown in color.
7. A Kansas City Architect: Clarence Erasmus Shepard A Kansas City Architect: Clarence Erasmus Shepard July-August//1987 Photos, illustration, and biographical article about Clarence Erasmus Shepard, or Clarence Shepard (1869-1949), a Kansas City architect, artist, and landscape engineer. Native of New York growing up in...
8. A Map of the Country Club District A Map of the Country Club District 1930 Map of the Country Club District with drawings illustrating people, places, and events in Kansas City history.
9. Ancient Parlors May Be Gay Again Ancient Parlors May Be Gay Again July/15/1946 Photos and captions about the buildings of "Henry Coppock, cattle feeder" and builder of a "solid brick mansion in 1886," sold in 1946 to the J. C. Nichols Company and located "across Shawnee Mission road...
10. Ansel Nichols Mitchell Ansel Nichols Mitchell October/22/1973 Obituary for Ansel Nichols Mitchell, or Ansel Mitchell, a retired civil engineer and long-time director of the J. C. Nichols Company, dying at the age of 69.
11. Biggerstaff Sells a Million a Year Biggerstaff Sells a Million a Year First Quarter//1953 Illustrations and biographical article about Bill Biggerstaff, a native Missourian, "1940 Golden Gloves light-heavyweight city boxing champion," and successful young realtor for the J. C. Nichols Company,...
12. Biography of Edward Buehler Delk (1885-1956), Architect Biography of Edward Buehler Delk (1885-1956), Architect 1999
13. Biography of Edward Tanner (1896-1974), Architect Biography of Edward Tanner (1896-1974), Architect 2003
14. Biography of J. C. Nichols (1880-1950), Developer Biography of J. C. Nichols (1880-1950), Developer 2003
15. Brookside Shopping Center Brookside Shopping Center Information about the Brookside district as a mixed-use shopping center and residential district at about 63rd and Brookside Boulevard (between Main and Wornall Roads). Description of its history, established...
16. Buildings, Apartments, and Homes in Country Club Plaza Buildings, Apartments, and Homes in Country Club Plaza April 9, 1905 Book contains photos of many of the original buildings, apartments, and homes in the Country Club Plaza area including the businesses and gasoline stations.
17. Business Leader Miller Nichols Dies at 89 Business Leader Miller Nichols Dies at 89 December/14/2000 Photo and obituary article about Miller Nichols (1911-2000), "former chairman of the J. C. Nichols Co. and one of the most influential businessmen in Kansas City," dying at the age of 89 "at his home in...
18. Colonial Village Development in Kansas City, Mo. Colonial Village Development in Kansas City, Mo. March//1933 Description of the housing development with strict zoning to ensure adherence of high property value and livability of the neighborhood.
19. Country Club District Country Club District 1960 Portion of Kansas City from Country Club Plaza south to 83rd Street, and from Holmes Street west to Lamar Ave.
20. Country Club District [1917] Country Club District [1917] 1917-04 Title continues: "Including Sunset Hill, Mission Hills, Hampstead Gardens, Wornall Manor, and Greenway Fields, '1,500 Acres Restricted. Planned, Developed, and Offered Exclusively by J.C. Nichols."

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